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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2: On Duties.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the discussion between, in "Discussions at Tusculum"?
(a) Cicero and Caesar.
(b) Cicero and a friend.
(c) Cicero and Dante.
(d) Cicero and his dad.

2. What did Cicero argue is the cure for misfortune?
(a) Love.
(b) Philosophy.
(c) Frienship.
(d) Psychology.

3. According to Cicero, how was the Stoics view counter-intuitive?
(a) It contradicts Cicero's opinions.
(b) It denounces material importance.
(c) It denounces relationship importance.
(d) This view suggests one can be happy with no external or bodily goods.

4. Who does Cicero compare Dionysius to?
(a) Plato and Archimedes.
(b) Petrach and Archimedes.
(c) Plato and Plutarch.
(d) Dante and Plato.

5. What did Stoics still think was preferable even if it did not add to happiness?
(a) Relationships.
(b) Virtues.
(c) External achievement.
(d) Love.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Cicero's reputation decline, according to the introduction?

2. According to Cicero, what will breed resentment in a ruler's subjects?

3. According to Cicero, how does he view tyrannies?

4. When did Cicero do his writing, according to the introduction?

5. Where is the setting of "Discussions at Tusculum"?

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